My Journey
Serving
I think when I was young, I dreamed of being wealthy and having people serve me all the time. I’d have people make my bed, iron my clothes, take out the trash – all sorts of stuff I didn’t want to do. When I got older and could afford to hire people to do things…
Read MoreHeads-Up
I like knowing things that are going to happen before they happen. I have time to prepare and who knows, maybe I can prevent some negative things from happening. I often try to think through different scenarios in my mind of what will happen or how others will respond to certain situations or events. Jesus…
Read MoreSaved at the Last Minute
I’ve had so many incidents that I thought seemed hopeless, but at the last minute, something changed the entire situation. I’ve had spiritual last-minute situations and I’ve had physical last-minute situations. I can recall several last-minute situations from a financial perspective. I wasn’t prepared for The Great Recession that lasted a few years. I was…
Read MorePossessions Can Be A Pain
I am blessed with a few possessions of my own. I must confess that some of these possessions seem to own me instead of me owning them. For example, my truck needs tires rotated, brakes, checked, oil changed and fueled often to keep running. Most of my possessions require me to do things to maintain…
Read MoreParent’s Blessing
I remember my Dad telling me that “this was hurting him more than it was hurting me” as he was delivering a well-deserved spanking to me a disobedient child. I took issue with his statement back then, but when my kids needed punishment, those words came back to mean something to me. I did not…
Read MoreDivorce Is Hard
The pain of divorce is often more manageable with time. I can speak from personal experience to the pain of divorce. I went through divorce almost 29 years ago and some of the emotions are not deep below the surface. There were many moving parts that made it hard, but the biggest was the pain…
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